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General Counsels & Lawyers- Influencers and Leaders in Sustainability
In recent years, we have seen extensive changes in the corporate landscape, not just to the commercial, legal and societal aspects but also how these changes have intertwined in increasingly...Read more
Jeffery Tan
Group General Counsel & Chief Sustainability Officer , Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited, Singapore
Dispute Resolution in International Agreements: Jurisdiction Selection
1. On 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom voted (51.9%:48.1%) to leave the European Union (the “EU”). The UK officially exited the EU on 31 January 2020, pursuant to the (domestically...Read more
John Doherty
Partner, Penningtons Manches Cooper, UK
Marcio Fernandes
Assistant General Counsel Commercial and Regional General Counsel Americas, British American Tobacco, UK
Eva McHale
Associate, Penningtons Manches Cooper, UK
There May Yet be Hope for Lawyers Exploring Relationship and Service Quality for Increased Value and as Competitive Barriers in Legal Departments
In his ominously titled book, “The End of Lawyers?” , Richard Susskind warns of the impending risk of lawyers being replaced by technology.
The legal industry is being fundamentally disrupted...Read more
Audrey Ng
Head of Legal, South East Asia, State Street, Singapore
An Open Systems Approach to Law, Strategy, and Sustainability: The Role of the In-House Counsel in the Anthropocene Era
In an embarrassing rebuke, referred to by some as “the vote heard round the world” (Le Berre, 2021), the board of directors of oil and gas giant ExxonMobil lost a...Read more
Constance E. Bagley
CEO, Founder, and General Counsel, Bagley Strategic Advisors LLC, USA
A Practical Lesson in Maritime Law
How I ended up practicing maritime law – and managing insurance claims in a small town in Norway – is a story of chance, luck and following my instincts.
My...Read more
Kim Jefferies
Senior Claims Executive and Legal Advisor, Gard, Norway
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This article is a detailed analysis of the “anti-profiteering” provisions under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 of the Indian legal regime. Apart from delving into the domestic...Read more
Vanita Bhargava
Senior Partner, Khaitan & Co., India
Dev Bajpai
Wholetime Director & Chief Legal Officer, Hindustan Unilever Limited, India
The Era of Compliance in China
Corporate Compliance has attracted more attention than ever before in China. Driven by the government, initiated by central enterprises , more and more civilian companies, practitioners, and researchers are ...Read more
Guangdong Cheng
General Counsel, Nanshan Group, China
Triple Point Technology, Inc v PTT [2021] UKSC 29
An Untested Point?
The recent Supreme Court decision in Triple Point Technology, Inc v PTT [2021] UKSC 29, delves into a range of issues that should interest commercial contract lawyers. However, I’d like...Read more
Christopher Parr
Director, The Legal Director, UK
The Role of the Company in Contemporary South Africa &
Directors Duties: The Accelerated Shift
In this paper I will consider a company’s role in contemporary South African society and whether or not it is necessary to broaden the traditional concept that directors only owe...Read more
Daniella Pellegrini van Rooyen
Tax & Legal, Quiver Tree Capital (Pty), South Africa
On the Ground with International Tax Reform: It’s Time to Start Thinking About How the OECD Two Pillar Solution Could Affect Your Business
The world is increasingly interconnected, but interconnectedness does not mean free of obstacles. A container ship snared in the sandy bottom of the Suez Canal can disrupt the availability of...Read more
Robert Freedlander
Director of Finance, Fluor Corporation, USA
Mike Louis
Tax Counsel, Fluor Corporation, USA